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Issue Details

Issue #34
Published March 1941
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 68
Editing Whitney Ellsworth, Murray Boltinoff

Cover Details

Characters Superman
Genre superhero
Pencils Fred Ray
Inks Fred Ray
Letters typeset
Reprinted In Superman: The Action Comics Archives (DC, 1997 series) #2 (1998).

13 page Superman story "The Coal Mine Heiress"

Characters Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane; Doris Laurey; Villains: Jim Laurey, Crawford.
Synopsis Clark Kent gets the assignment to look into a young heiress, who has only only inherited her late father's coal mines, but intends to operate them.....that is, until her Uncle decides to put her out of the way.
Genre superhero
Script Jerry Siegel (signed)
Pencils Jack Burnley (signed as Joe Shuster)
Inks Jack Burnley (signed as Joe Shuster)
Notes Superman next appears in World's Best #1 on sale 2/10/41. Synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-24-08.
Reprinted In Superman: The Action Comics Archives (DC, 1997 series) #2 (1998).

6 page Pep Morgan story "The Sailing Spies"

Characters Pep Morgan
Genre adventure
Pencils George Papp
Inks George Papp

4 page Black Pirate story "Trapped on the Junk"

Characters The Black Pirate [Jon Valor]
Genre period
Pencils Sheldon Moldoff
Inks Sheldon Moldoff

Half page True-isms filler

Genre fact
Script Henryu Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Notes Writer credit added by Craig Delich 8-24-08.

6 page Three Aces story "The Treasure of Kublai Khan] [Part 2"

Characters Three Aces: Fog Fortune, Gunner Bill & Whistler Will.
Genre adventure
Script Gardner F. Fox
Pencils Chad Grothkopf
Inks Chad Grothkopf
Notes Writer credit added by Craig Delich 8-24-08.

Half page Shorty filler

Genre gag
Script Fred Schwab
Pencils Fred Schwab (signed as Stockton)
Inks Fred Schwab (signed as Stockton)
Notes Writer credit added by Craig Delich 8-24-08.

8 page Mr. America story "The Munitions Magnate"

Characters Mr. America [Tex Thomson]
Genre superhero
Script Ken Fitch
Pencils Bernard Baily (signed)
Inks Bernard Baily (signed)

2 page text story "Safe Passage"

Genre adventure
Script John Hilton (signed)
Pencils Cliff Young (spot illos)
Inks Cliff Young (spot illos)
Letters typeset

6 page Clip Carson story "The Giant of the Lumberjacks"

Characters Clip Carson
Genre adventure
Pencils George Papp
Inks George Papp

1 page Peter and His Pup filler

Characters Peter
Genre gag
Script Ray McGill
Pencils Ray McGill
Inks Ray McGill
Letters Ray McGill
Notes Writer & letterer credits added by Craig Delich 8-24-08.

Half page It's a Fact filler

Genre fact

Half page Danny Dubb filler

Characters Danny Dubb
Genre gag
Pencils Stan Aschmeier
Inks Stan Aschmeier

9 page Zatara story "Get Zatara"

Characters Zatara
Genre occult
Script Gardner F. Fox
Pencils Joseph Sulman
Inks Joseph Sulman